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10.3.2 Custom titles

A more advanced option is to change the definitions of the following variables in the \paper block. The init file ly/titling-init.ly lists the default layout.

bookTitleMarkup
This is the title put over an entire \book block. Typically, it has the composer and the title of the piece


scoreTitleMarkup
This is the title put over a \score block within a \book. Typically, it has the name of the movement (piece field).


oddHeaderMarkup
This is the page header for odd-numbered pages.


evenHeaderMarkup
This is the page header for even-numbered pages. If unspecified, the odd header is used instead.

By default, headers are defined such that the page number is on the outside edge, and the instrument is centered.


oddFooterMarkup
This is the page footer for odd-numbered pages.


evenFooterMarkup
This is the page footer for even-numbered pages. If unspecified, the odd header is used instead.

By default, the footer has the copyright notice on the first, and the tagline on the last page.

The following definition will put the title flush left, and the composer flush right on a single line.

\paper {
  bookTitleMarkup = \markup {
   \fill-line {
     \fromproperty #'header:title
     \fromproperty #'header:composer
   }
  }
}

Bugs

The breakbefore=##t header requires that there is a piece header as well. It may be used as a normal header, or left blank (="") as in the example above, but it must be present.

This page is for LilyPond-2.8.8 (stable-branch).

Report errors to http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs.

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